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Submission to the Senate Inquiry Into Personal Choice and Community Impacts. from Kathy Francis on Behalf of Freestyle Cyclists Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Personal Choice and Community Impacts. From Kathy Francis on behalf of Freestyle Cyclists Inc. This submission takes the form of a transcript of comments made by signatories to our on-line petition. The signatories to our petition were verified by email. Only 1 comment was allowed for each person who signed the petition. Only Australian residents have been included. People who made comments but who wished to remain anonymous were also excluded. “Itʼs time to get rid of bicycle helmet laws” Luke Turner "I would love to have the option to (legally) not wear a helmet, I know it puts a lot of people off riding a bike and obesity is a much bigger problem here than bicycle accidents...." Adrian Critchlow "Restore bike users rights also greater freedom don't forget you can also join or vote for the LDP (Liberal Democrats)." stephen "I'm 17, and use my beautiful bikes (yes multiple, they're just all so gorgeous) to get to and from college, the shops, social gatherings, pretty much anything; rain, hail, shine or -6 degrees. I always wore my helmet out of habit, until two years ago when I first wondered why we wear them but practically no one else in the world does. I look forward to seeing the relaxing (hopefully revoking) of helmet laws in the not to distant future. In spite of the laws I will continue to enjoy the wind in my hair. Also riding a bike with your umbrella while wearing a helmet, just looks silly (the helmet not the umbrella)." Nicklaus Mahony "Not cycling is more dangerous than cycling without a helmet" Dave Kinkead "Mandatory Helmet Law does definately impact the uptake of casual, recreational cycling. Sports cyclist will always wear helmet but recreational cycling does not have the same risk given the low speed and increased use of bike/foot paths." Shaun "Optional helmets for bikes! For all low speed, recreational and commuting cycling makes sense. Your choice if you feel better with helmet. Make roads safer for cyclists. Much more car, truck, bus-driver cyclist awareness is urgently required." Wolfgang Spranz "Cycling is a safe activity that must be promoted for the health of the people and for our cities and towns" Jamie K "On board and as an initial advocate of WA and their introduction of Australia's first compulsory helmet legislation. I admit I was wrong in 1988. We do not need compulsory helmet laws. We need re humanised cites." Paul Richards "greatstuff!" Sue Abbott "Helmets just may help in an accident, but the many folk who are deterred from cycling by the helmet laws risk death by stroke and heart failure, surely a vast negative where helmets are concerned. On bike paths, helmets seem more like deterrents to cycling, and there is no reason for them in those largely protected areas." Darren Room "Great initiative. I've experienced the bike share scheme in Washington DC when there for work, and it's fantastic. With mandatory helmets it just doesn't work - especially for office workers and tourists. I think that if you limit the area within which helmets are optional (ie. to areas of slow traffic or good bike lanes such as the CBD) then any safety risks can be minimized. Ultimately, the more cyclists there are on the road, the safer we are (just look at China, where I've also ridden and never felt safer!). If I can help out with this initiative in any way, please let me know. Cheers Josh" Josh Simons "Helmet law adds insult to injury, when so little is done to protect cyclists with real change on the roads" Nicholas Dow "The helmet law is based on two lies: Cycling is dangerous & a polystyrene hat make it 'safe'. Time to stop this nonsense." Harvey "A well-intentioned but deeply flawed law. It has to go." St Etienne "Australians must learn to be less insular and not assume we always have the 'best practice'. If we can't end MHL, what hope is there of more difficult challenges?" Raymond "Repeal this nanny state law. Bring Australia into line with the rest of the world." Geoff McLeod "A well-intentioned law has had disastrous consequences. Time to rethink MHL" Kathryn Wright "Silly law, we should have a choice." David Strover " this is really important wish more people could understand how this law could devastate the quality of our urban lives." roger winnett "Very glad to be reminded of this initiative. Sorry to have been lax in not joining before. As you know I've films to contribute but also bike art. I'm convinced that the cachet and status normally attached to art, can be very useful. My bike art never features helmets since quite apart from efficacy issues, I find they render cycling ugly and uniform. I think when people get a taste for graceful bike images and put them on their walls where they will naturally get constant eye times, we will ahve done one small step to our goal. I am happy to donate some bike art to be placed on strategically chose walls to test my theory. You supply a a helmet believer prepared to wall my work, and I'll do the rest. Whilst the findings may not be scientific, at the very least this could generate press coverage of a positive sort and resulting public curiosity." Mike Rubbo "While it remains illegal to ride without a helmet, I'll keep driving my car." David Stockman "MHL make ashamed to be an Australian" John Burke "The helmet law experiment has failed. It's time for us to face up to this fact and repeal these silly laws." Tom Nockolds "I like the proposed TV ads. Keep it up and I think you need a donate button somewhere." Chris Morrison "Suggest it should be mandatory for minors but 18+ and over it should be a persons our choice.." andrew shaw "Cycle helmets are not recommended for use outdoors so s326 qld crim code means you don't have to pay the fine. I proved it in court." Savenaturefree "I'd be wearing a helmet irrespective of the helmet law, but if a no helmet policy were adopted that promotes more cyclists then by all means. I rode without a helmet when i was just a kid and cannot remember head injuries, a lot of knees and elbows yes." joe stelmann "If you want to wear a helmet then good for you. But don't fine me if I choose not to" Markie Linhart "helmets may stop some head injuries but aint gonna stop ya neck or back breakin. they r a waste of time! ive ben riding for 20 years and not once have i thought thank god i had a helmet on" sean craig "law has not worked, time for commonsense" david ross "choice is good" matt rooke "My own head was saved from injury when I had a fall riding to work alost 20 years ago. But helmet law needs reform to encourage young people to ride!" Lubosh Hanuska "Continue your good Freestyle Cyclists." Callum Dwyer "Helmets good. Helmet laws bad." Jonathan Lovelock "The number of cyclists dropped dramatically when helmet laws were introduced, making it more dangerous for cyclists, as drivers are no longer used to looking out for bike riders. It's also used by governments to get off the hook to provide safer infrastructure for cyclists, which is what would really help. Also it's been shown that drivers give a person wearing a helmet less room than one not, because of the perceived safety." Melissa "The data on relative health benefits make this a no brainer." Tony Smith "Helmet laws are a disincentive to cycling!!" Sandro Nocentini "Get rid of this discriminatory and unnecessary law. It cuts my cycling down that I'm forced to drive to shops and gaining weight through less chance to exercise. In 30yrs I've never had a close call on a bike because my own safety decisions outweigh anything that a thin piece of styrofoam on my head can achieve." Tom Ormond "Yes stop the socialiast nazis freedom for all!!" David Irving "I have accumulated over 20,000 in helmet and 'bike defect' related fines. I have always felt targeted by police. I had my house broken into 2 years ago, I had lost everyhting. I have scince never recieved a follow up phone call. I have been continuosly fined for no helmet in the meantime. I always tell the police to F&^% Off and go arrest the who broke into my house, I hate this law. I never wear a helmet, and never will." Jimmy "Can't wait to decriminalize feeling the wind in your hair" Catherine Meister "Sensible laws not excessive laws." Raili Simojoki "Since moving to Australia, I have ceased cycling, as I refuse to be complicit in accepting helmet legislation. Signed - PBP Ancien and daily cyclist." Phillip "How close are we to removing the requirement for bicycle helmets?" Garry Swan "I ride a lot, my bike is my only transport. When I am riding hard and fast, I have no problem wearing a helmet but think the wearing of a helmet should be a personal choice." Hugh Fathers "It should not be a criminal offence to feel the wind in your hair!" Dan Woodall "Over 20 years of this experiment and still no proof that it has provided any benefit to Australian society. Time to repeal MHL." Neil Irvine "Get rid of this silly law.
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